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Are We Really Witnessing the End of Mass Incarceration? by James Kilgore Are We Really Witnessing the End of Mass Incarceration? by James Kilgore “This is the beginning of the end of mass incarceration.” – Natasha Frost, associate dean of Northeastern University’s school of criminology and criminal justice   After …
Article • June 5, 2014 • from PLN June, 2014
Florida Prisoner Awarded $1.2 Million for Burn Injuries by Florida Prisoner Awarded $1.2 Million for Burn Injuries A Florida jury has awarded a prisoner $1.2 million in a negligence suit against the GEO Group, the nation’s second-largest for-profit prison company, following a trial that was delayed more than a year …
Article • June 5, 2014 • from PLN June, 2014
Filed under: Editorials
From the Editor by Paul Wright From the Editor by Paul Wright When Prison Legal News first started publishing in 1990, the Internet only existed for the military and a few academic institutions. PLN made its first online appearance in 1998 on what was a fairly simple website by today’s …
Article • June 5, 2014 • from PLN June, 2014
Ninth Circuit Revives Prison Trust Account Seizure Claim; Disputed Ownership Requires Due Process Protections by Ninth Circuit Revives Prison Trust Account Seizure Claim; Disputed Ownership Requires Due Process Protections In an unpublished ruling, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a federal district court’s sua sponte dismissal of a California …
Article • June 5, 2014 • from PLN June, 2014
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by News in Brief Arizona: Former state prison guard Robert Joseph Hamm, 34, was sentenced on September 9, 2013 to 11 years in prison for having a sexual relationship with a Tucson teenager. He had previously served a year in prison after pleading guilty in 2011 to …
The Untold Story Of What Happened At An Overcrowded West Virginia Jail After The Chemical Spill by Christie Thompson The Untold Story Of What Happened At An Overcrowded West Virginia Jail After The Chemical Spill By Christie Thompson When roughly 10,000 gallons of chemicals leaked into a West Virginia watershed …
Article • May 23, 2014
On the Way to Solitary, Women in Massachusetts Jail Get Strip Searched and Videotaped by Victoria Law This article was originally published by Solitary Watch (www.solitarywatch.com) on May 15, 2014; it is reprinted with permission. http://solitarywatch.com/2014/05/15/way-solitary-women-massachusetts-jail-get-strip-searched-videotaped/#more-12856   On the Way to Solitary, Women in Massachusetts Jail Get Strip Searched and …
Article • May 20, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014
DC Circuit: Federal Prisoner not Limited to Seeking Relief via Habeas Corpus by Michael Brodheim DC Circuit: Federal Prisoner not Limited to Seeking Relief via Habeas Corpus   by Michael Brodheim   The District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals has held that a federal prisoner may seek relief via …
Article • May 20, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014
Philadelphia Sued Over Rejection of Ad Criticizing U.S. Incarceration Policies by Michael Brodheim Philadelphia Sued Over Rejection of Ad Criticizing U.S. Incarceration Policies   by Michael Brodheim   On May 20, 2013, a federal district court in Pennsylvania denied the City of Philadelphia’s motion to dismiss in a case brought …
Article • May 20, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014
California: Surety Entitled to Exoneration of Bail Bond Forfeited as a Result of Defendant’s Deportation by Michael Brodheim California: Surety Entitled to Exoneration of Bail Bond Forfeited as a Result of Defendant’s Deportation   by Michael Brodheim   The California Court of Appeal has held that a bail surety did …
Article • May 20, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014
High-Ranking Illinois Prison Official Fired due to Criminal History by High-Ranking Illinois Prison Official Fired due to Criminal History   According to court records obtained by the Chicago Sun Times, Xadrian R. McCraven, 44, has a lengthy criminal history that includes a 1987 conviction for disorderly conduct, a 1989 conviction …
Article • May 20, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014
Seventh Circuit: Prisoner with Back Condition Stated Claim for Fall from Upper Bunk by Michael Brodheim Seventh Circuit: Prisoner with Back Condition Stated Claim for Fall from Upper Bunk   by Michael Brodheim   The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that a prisoner who suffers from scoliosis stated a …
Article • May 20, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014
Liberty Interest Necessary to Trigger Arkansas Judicial Review by Mark Wilson Liberty Interest Necessary to Trigger Arkansas Judicial Review   by Mark Wilson   The Arkansas Supreme Court has upheld the dismissal of a prisoner’s state judicial review action because he failed to assert a constitutional violation. Arkansas Department of …
Article • May 20, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014
Report: Increase in Federal Prison Population, Overcrowding by Derek Gilna Report: Increase in Federal Prison Population, Overcrowding   by Derek Gilna   A government study revealed that overcrowding in the federal prison system worsened over the five-year period from 2006 through 2011, affecting facilities of all security levels. The study, …
Article • May 20, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014
Kansas: Prison Healthcare Officials Engaged in Continued Deliberate Indifference by Robert Warlick Kansas: Prison Healthcare Officials Engaged in Continued Deliberate Indifference   by Robert Warlick   The Kansas Court of Appeals held that employees of Correct Care Solutions at the Lansing Correctional Facility (LCF) committed continuing Eighth Amendment violations by …
Article • May 20, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014
D.A. Drops Charges Against Oklahoma Parole Board Members by Christopher Zoukis D.A. Drops Charges Against Oklahoma Parole Board Members   by Christopher Zoukis   Five members of the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board (Board) will not face trial for criminal violations of the state’s Open Meeting Act, after signing a …
Article • May 20, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014
Filed under: News
Washington County Jail Remains Closed after Voters Reject Tax Hike by Washington County Jail Remains Closed after Voters Reject Tax Hike   Officials in Yakima County, Washington say a deal struck with the city of Fife, near Tacoma, to house the city’s prisoners will help make up for lost income …
Article • May 20, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014
Pennsylvania Warrantless, Suspicionless Search Probation Condition Held Invalid by Mark Wilson Pennsylvania Warrantless, Suspicionless Search Probation Condition Held Invalid   by Mark Wilson   The Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that a condition of probation authorizing warrantless, suspicionless searches of a probationer’s home was invalid, and remanded the case for resentencing. …
Article • May 20, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014
Idaho Supreme Court Vacates Summary Judgment for Pepper Spray Manufacturer by Mark Wilson Idaho Supreme Court Vacates Summary Judgment for Pepper Spray Manufacturer   by Mark Wilson   On August 27, 2013, Idaho’s Supreme Court held that a lower state court improperly granted summary judgment to a pepper spray manufacturer …
Article • May 20, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014
Lawsuit Against Missouri Jail Proceeds as Two Guards Plead Guilty by Lawsuit Against Missouri Jail Proceeds as Two Guards Plead Guilty   Attorneys representing current and former prisoners at the city workhouse in St. Louis, Missouri are moving forward with a federal lawsuit that alleges cruel and unusual punishment at …
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